High School Sports

Carroll could not pull out the hat trick against Trimble this season, falling 9-4 in the NCKC tournament May 10.

Raider Jordan Tingle pitched a fantastic game, whiffing 11 Carroll batters. Carroll head coach Josh Mefford said Tingle hit his spots and had his curve ball working well. “It was very deceptive for us.”

Down 1-0, Trimble scored six runs in the bottom of the third, capped by a grand slam by Dylan Staples.

Some may call it a “good walk spoiled.” But to Quincy Hogan, golf is a sport that takes both mental and physical ability, one that is challenging but can also be a way to interact with people from across the state.

For as long as she can remember, Hogan has played golf and had an interest in animals. Soon she will be able to pursue both of her loves at the collegiate level as she moves on to Cumberland University with a spot on the women’s golf team and an academic track to being a veterinarian.

When Carroll County High School senior Sergio Pascual went down with a fractured tibia against Walton-Verona toward the end of soccer season, doctors told him he would not be able to play tennis this spring; there was no way the leg would be strong enough.

But Pascual proved everyone wrong.

He dedicated himself to rehabbing his leg and was back on the court at the start of the season. He was undefeated and dropped just one set the entire regular season.

Carroll County Panthers basketball camp will be held June 4-7 at Carroll County High School from 9 a.m.-noon. The camp is for boys entering grades 1-8. Registration is $35 for pre-registration and $40 the first day of camp.

A local student-athlete has been selected to play summer basketball in the Bahamas. Christian Academy of Carrollton junior point guard Philip Jones, 17, has been accepted to the Sportek Events 2012 Team USA basketball team. There were 250 boys and girls in the United States, all entering their senior year of high school, selected to play overseas in the Bahamas, Costa Rica or Brazil.

The two award winners were selected by the staff of The News-Democrat. Each varsity head coach was asked to nominate at least one member of their team for the award, based on the student’s athletic and academic performance for the school year. Eligible nominees were students in high school playing on a varsity team of any sport. Underclassmen who win the award are not be eligible to win again.

Portraits and stories on Quincy and Sergio will appear in next week’s edition of The News-Democrat.

A combination of missed opportunities and pure bad luck stymied the baseball Panthers’ offense Wednesday, May 9. Carroll had bases loaded two different innings and produced just one run, losing 4-1. Grant also made a number of momentum-killing plays, including a diving catch by the shortstop to end the game.

Head coach Josh Mefford called the game a “tough loss,” especially since the Panthers defeated the Braves 11-1 on opening day.